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单词 to usurp on or upon
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to usurp on or upon
9. to usurp on or upon:
a. To practise usurpation upon, to commit illegal seizure or action against (a person or persons).
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1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur i. iii. 39 Kyng Vther felle seke.., And in the meane whyle hys enemyes Vsurpped vpon hym.
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 769/2 Howe longe it is sythe he began first to usurpe upon you.
1576 Southampton Court Leet Rec. (1905) i. 138 His breethren doo vssurpe vppon the Comers vnto of this towne.
1640 W. Habington Hist. Edward IV 21 Women who usurpe on their husbands.
1677 tr. A.-N. Amelot de La Houssaie Hist. Govt. Venice 250 Popes..have usurped upon Seculars in the very power of suppressing of Heretical Books.
a1689 W. Watson Clergy-man's Law (1701) 85 If any other Person..doth usurp upon the Lessee.
1769 H. Brooke Fool of Quality IV. xvii. 106 When any of the estates have usurped upon the others.
1889 J. R. Lowell Walton in Latest Ess. (1891) 77 When he speaks of himself he never seems to usurp on other people.
figurative.1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. iii. x. 606 The motions of love, which I felt to vsurpe vpon me.1609 W. Shakespeare Pericles xii. 80 Death may vsurpe on Nature many howers, and yet The fire of life kindle againe the ore-prest spirits. View more context for this quotation
b. To encroach or infringe upon (a right, privilege, etc.); to arrogate to oneself unjustly.
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society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > be morally improper for [verb (transitive)] > infringe or encroach on
attaina1382
pinchc1400
accroach1423
usurp1447
to usurp on or upon1493
invade?1521
encroachc1534
jetc1590
enjamb1600
to trench on or upon1622
trench1631
trample1646
to gain on or upon1647
trespass1652
impose1667
impinge1758
infringe1769
1493 in Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes (1839) I. 287/1 Vsurping apon þe fredomez & priuilegis of þe said burghe.
?1530 St. German's Dyaloge Doctoure & Student xxvi. f. lxxiiii They vsurpe vpon the popes authorytye.
1594 O. B. Questions Profitable Concernings 31 *b Such destroying fathers vsurped vpon the right.
1598 R. Dallington View of Fraunce sig. L 2v The Noblesse of Athens hauing vsurped vpon the Democratie of that City.
1643 S. Marshall Copy of Let. 25 It is most apparent that they have not usurped upon His Majesties Prerogative.
1684 T. Burnet Theory of Earth i. Ep. to King Those that would usurp upon the fundamental priviledge and birth-right of mankind.
1720 T. Gordon & J. Trenchard Independent Whig No. 16 It is..the highest Sacrilege to usurp upon this great Authority.
1771 O. Goldsmith Hist. Eng. II. 141 The commission..had usurped upon his authority.
1822 Monthly Mag. 53 333 This would..suffer Sweden and Prussia gradually to usurp on its Baltic ascendancy.
1868 Manning in Ess. Relig. & Lit. (1874) 3rd Ser. 12 The Saxon and the Norman kings gradually usurped upon the freedom of the Church by customs.
1879 M. Pattison Milton 123 Many matters, in which the old prelatic church had usurped upon the domain of the state.
in extended use.1600 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor Dram. Pers. sig. Aiv Shift. A Thredbare Sharke..Hee vsurps vpon Cheats, Quarrels, & Robberies, which he neuer did.1654 G. Goddard in T. Burton Diary (1828) (modernized text) I. Introd. p. lxxxiii Whensoever any advantage offers itself, the one will usurp on the other, and..strive totally to subvert it.1670 H. Stubbe Plus Ultra 137 To prevent the Virtuosi from usurping upon my discoveries and intendments.1840 T. De Quincey Style in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 8/2 This tendency in political journals to usurp upon the practice of books.1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows 212 The unclean rites of Baal..usurp on the worship of the one only True and Pure.
c. To seize, intrude or lay hold upon (land, property, etc.) without right or just cause; to assume authority or domination over, to become superior to.
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the mind > possession > taking > taking possession > take possession of [verb (transitive)] > appropriate > without right or usurp
fornimOE
crochec1380
presume1387
encroach?a1400
usurpc1400
wrestc1426
accroach?a1439
supplant1483
usurpa1513
usurpate1542
arrogate1573
to usurp on or upon1594
invade1617
the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > have or gain mastery or superiority over [verb (transitive)] > overcome or overwhelm > specifically of things
to come over ——OE
accumberc1275
encumber1377
drown1398
overbear1535
to usurp on or upon1594
overact1649
1630 tr. G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World (rev. ed.) 576 The Moores or Arabians,..usurping upon the maritime coasts of the Country, have built them places and Cities.
a1674 Earl of Clarendon Brief View Leviathan (1676) 160 When he usurp'd upon France with equal Tyranny.
a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1649 (1955) II. 552 The Parish Churches on which the Presbyterians & Fanatics had usurped.
figurative and in extended use.1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus iii. i. 267 This sorrow is an enemie, And would vsurpe vpon my watrie eies. View more context for this quotationa1613 E. Brerewood Enq. Langs. & Relig. (1614) ii. 8 At this day, the Greeke tongue is very much decayed..in..the West, the naturall languages of the countries haue vsurped vpon it.1622 E. Waller On Danger His Majesty Escaped 86 The loud winds usurping on the main.a1639 S. Marmion Antiquary (1641) i. i Usurp then on the proffer'd means, Show yourself forward in an action.1709 D. Manley Secret Mem. (ed. 2) II. 223 Her killing Eyes now seem'd to lay aside their Darts: Languishments usurp'd upon the Fire.a1859 T. De Quincey Posthumous Wks. (1893) II. 42 The heart of stone had usurped upon the heart of flesh.
d. To encroach upon physically. (Cf. sense 2b.)
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [verb (transitive)] > move beyond > encroach physically
winc1440
encroach1578
usurp1635
to usurp on or upona1658
to eat outa1716
infringe1769
a1658 J. Cleveland Rustick Rampant in Wks. (1687) 447 The honest Husbandmen..repairs the Banks, but does not usurp upon the Stream.
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